Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-08-19

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You are in shop, and there's no
shame in that. By Joyel you've only
TO turn up the directory TO see how
! the swells are going in for commerce,
and even tor trade. For Gods sake
then, Oracle. don't send me away.
Until knew you WASH up to much
good, although don't mean that l
was blackguard. But since I've
known you I've changed, and would
make you just good husband as
many Of those fellows who come with
| written characters in their pockets"
Yes, Bob, / believe that, !" answered
the girl. But j should Mt be happy,
even as your wife, if was scorned By
your people and pointed out as cum
ming schemer, who had put you in q
position out Of which you could not
get yourself, and saw you left alone
by all your relations and friends
because you married q girl out OF a
bonnet shop"
WED keep out Of their way Graz
Gle" said the young man. 60 and
live quietly somewhere"
But you can't get out of the way
OF your brother officers" said the girl.
Never mind about them," said
Bob. ''But to return to- Smith.
What about him? When know that
you meet him, and 60 walks with him,
what am to infer?"
Oracle hesitated for moment, and
then, looking him full in the face, said:
Bob if ! tell you that you are the
only man love in the world, you
should be satisfied. But I implore
you to think over what / have said.
Toni mean Mr.. Smiths an old and
dear friend of mine, and" ,..
"Therel' interposed the young man,
you've called him by his christian
name. Good heavens, Oracle! what
does it all mean?'
The girl did not answer, and the
Honorable Bob, after q few more en-
treaties and approximations, took
himself off in a rage, vowing that he
would have it out with his brother
officer before he was many hours old
| or. g." - 49,,
On his way to barracks he met
Smith, and, to his surprise, the latter
| opened fire at once by saving: II say,
Topsham. ! wish you'd give me ten
minutes talk in my quarters
| give come on purpose to ask the
same thing of you." replied Bob.
earnestly. "But you had better come
into mine, as there's less chance of be-
ing overheard"
So they turned into Bob quar- tiers,
and each being supplied with a cigar,
Smith began: a. ~ s'5'
Zone thing, Topsham. before 1 say
q word, must ask you to keep your
temper" 80 f',=;.a =s. .s
s'Well, Smith," replied Bob, cit will,
am afraid under the circumstances,
be hard, but I'll do my level best.
| Now, then, to the point!''
'sNo. You must PROMISE"
| 5@"All right then, promise"
| sI'm an older man than you are and
I'm entitled to give you advice"
Depends upon the subject"
swell, you're in love with Oracle
Clough, AGENT YOUR = r,
Eyes, I am. But what of that?
What has it to do with you? Who
told your" ......... -. =.
II found it out by accident-only a
day or two ago. Now, do you think
| you are doing your duty both to her
and to yourself by persisting IN an at
tachment of which no thing can conner"
II must answer with another ques.
tion, replied Bob. "Is it your bust
ness or any other fellows to teach me
/ my duty in a case like this?"
eyes, it is my duty to prevent un-
happiness and misery if / can, and
| that why I've asked you to give me
ten minutes talk. Oracle Gough is a
milliner girl You're a nobleman's
eldest son." : - - - e
/ 1.-THE very words Oracle used to me,
by Jove" said Bob to himself, feeling
an impulse to lose his temper and say
something nasty, but remembering his
marked: $h f
/ "Well, what Of that?" "
/ ~ know your father, Lord Cray,
well, continued Smith. r. :.
1.-THE devil you do! That's more
than / can say" replied the young
/ man. sy{ :.f .55'.. 7.-.-.., ~
I "And," Smith went on, "he's not the
sort of d man to regard such a union
! land, OF course, you are aiming at
nothing but unlon-with favor" 5
mo; he'd cut up Internally rough
1 about it, and that's why Iwant it Kept
dark" said Bob Topsham.
And he'd be quite right, !" remarked
Smith. III. II ..4
!. II don't think So" said the younger
i officer. s@>@>
! "But look here, Smith. The fact is,
/ you're gone on the girl yourself, and
/. you think you'll get ride Of me as a nv
al by lecturing me upon what ought
and oughtn't to do Why don't you
say so at once, without so much beat
ing about the bush?"
s'What makes you think I'm gone
upon herr" asked Smith,. S
Why, I've seen you meet her at
and SO have the other fellows, replied
i Bob. 81 M s.ss.sss a5s s.2
Smith started. This was evidently
news to him. Bob Topsham observed
the effect Of his speech. and chuckled
inWardly. Then he said: #s 81.
Oracle has told me that she loves
me. iss Isl s. s. ...ss. 81
"Im sorry to hear it" replied
Smith. e@ss
"Of course you are,'n' said Bob.
"Just as sorry as am to know that
fshe meets Youand walks outswith you.
i It would make many q fellow think
that she's no better than she ought to
be, but / can t. l.=s 81 81.
70, no, 7 said smith d, with energy.
Don't think that; she's the best Of
i girls. & 81
There was 8 pause. Smith broke
it. 7ss.77
Are you going toYfollow my advice,
j Topsham1n
s.No. Certainly not. Hove thegirl.
i She loves me. Il / can't marry her /
shall do no good. It's the knowing
and loving her that has kept me